Feds file suit against Philly Black Panthers

Inquirer political writers

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and three of its members over what authorities allege was Election Day voter intimidation outside a North Philadelphia polling place.

The suit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, alleges that two men - identified by the Justice Department as Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson - intimidated voters on Nov. 4 by standing outside the polling place at 12th Street and Fairmount Avenue wearing party uniforms.

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